ColoradoOvertime Threshold for Agricultural Employees
What it does
Beginning January 1, 2027, the act requires an agricultural employer to pay certain agricultural employees overtime pay for time worked in excess of 56 hours in a workweek. The act also increases penalties for an agricultural employer who commits wage theft and repeals the authority of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics to adopt rules concerning overtime pay for agricultural employees.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 4Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 27Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 27Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 27Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 17Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider
- Apr 17Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass
- Apr 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Vote recorded AMD (H.008). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.007). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.005). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.001). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.002). Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 9House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-121 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-121 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 25Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Mar 24Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Vote recorded COW * (S.001). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded COW * (S.003). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded COW * (S.003). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded COW * (S.001). Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 19Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-121, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & TechnologyIntroduced